WILPF Canada and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace made a joint submission titled “Canada cannot achieve sustainable development with costly, carbon-intensive militarism and rising military spending” to the draft Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for 2026-2029. You can read our submission here.

Our member Mariam Furré gave a powerful and inspiring speech on a recent online panel “From Helsingborg to Ankara: Global Voices on NATO, Militarization, and Welfare” about why Canada needs to get out of the US-led, nuclear armed military alliance and cut military spending for social welfare and peace. Read her speech here.

As WILPF turns 111, we carry forward a legacy born in resistance and rooted in hope. In 1915, women crossed borders to demand peace in a world already torn by war. Today, that world is not behind us: with defence spending returning to levels last seen at the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.88 […]

Please sign the Parliamentary e-petition e-7317 to withdraw Canada from NATO, reduce military spending, remove Canadian troops from Latvia, and conduct public consultations on a new foreign policy based on peace and international cooperation. Please help us reach 500 signatures by May 20, 2026, so that it is introduced in the House of Commons. It’s […]

WILPF Canada joins the Global Campaign Against Military Spending led by the International Peace Bureau. War is spreading like wildfire as the climate crisis and biodiversity loss accelerates. In response, many governments including Canada are making things worse by drastically increasing military spending and re-arming rather than pursuing peace, disarmament, and international cooperation for sustainable […]

Read our member Tamara Lorincz’ article published in Ricochet Media about Prime Minister Carney’s costly, carbon-intensive plan to militarize the Arctic and turn in into a new battleground. The article is posted here. WILPF Canada calls on the Canadian government to work with all Arctic states to make the Arctic a zone of peace and […]

WILPF Canada walked in solidarity in Vancouver with the Barefoot Walk for Peace that took place in Rome. The walk was organized by Women Wage Peace and Women of the Sun in the Italian capital on March 24, 2026. Canadian women are in solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli women working hard for a just and […]

WILPF members supported the International Women’s Day March in Vancouver. Co-chair Ellen and member Joy walked in unity and held our banner “Demilitarize Decarbonize Decolonize.” WILPF members also participated in the protests against military spending outside the CDA Institute conference “The Road to 5%” and outside the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. We held our banner […]

WILPF members signed the open letter addressed by Prime Minister Carney, Foreign Affairs Minister Anand, and Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr to express our opposition to the US-Israel war of aggression against Iran. The letter calls on the federal government to: ● Publicly condemn the military strikes carried out by the United States […]

Our member Satoko Oka Norimatsu will be presenting alongside Hideki Yoshikawa in a webinar on the military situation in Okinawa hosted by Canada-China Focus on Wednesday, March 18 (March 19 in JST) 2026. Time: 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET 9 AM (+1) JST. Register here Canada-China Focus is pleased to present writer and […]